# Accident 20210618007879A: Cessna 172N, Jupiter, FL, June 18, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2021, 18:00 local time
- Place: Jupiter, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 9NCS
- Location: 26.9675° N, 80.1547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9675&lon=-80.1547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2797E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2797E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210618007879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PART 141 OPERATOR CERTIFICATE NO. 9NCS068L, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PREFORMING INSTRUCTION OPERATING CESSNA CE-172N, REGISTRATION N2797E, SN: 17271324 AFTER LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDED ON FIELD. AIRCRAFT OVERSHOOT FIELD INTENDING TO LAND IMPACTING FENCE, TREES AND CRASHING IN A SWAMPY CREEK. CFI SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AIRCRAFT N2797E DESTROYED. CESSNA CE-172N ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED BY A CERTIFICATE HOLDER PART 141 OPERATOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM THE NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY GENERAL AIRPORT (F45).

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA21LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA261), Jun 18, 2021: Cessna 172 (N2797E), Jupiter, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to obtain the proper touchdown point during a forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the improper service and subsequent inadequate inspection of the…

## Other reports on N2797E (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19970316009279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970316009279I), Mar 16, 1997: Cessna 172N (N2797E), Marion, SC. Narrative: VMC, cruise flight 4,500 MSL normal engine gauge readings. A strange noise started to come from engine. But engine gauges remained normal. About 10…
- [Accident 19830518019789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830518019789A), May 18, 1983: Cessna 172 (N2797E), Warsaw, IN, Substantial damage. Wind gust caused wing to hit the ground on level off. Pilot lost control. Airplane cartwheeled. Landed upside down.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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